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Welcome to the IFOY MGZN Blog – the media portal for the IFOY AWARD.
Here you will find news, finalist insights as well as trends and topics from the industry for the industry.
Discover interviews, opinions and exclusive insights from the jury and network – supplemented by the accompanying e-paper.
Facts and interesting facts – compact, relevant and always on the pulse of intralogistics.

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Idealworks, Jungheinrich, Libiao Robotics, Nomagic, The Mobile Robot Company, and Wiltsche Fördersysteme have won an IFOY AWARD 2026. Germany-based Pyck has been named IFOY Start-up of the Year 2026. The award ceremony, attended by around 150 guests from industry, academia, politics, and the media, was hosted by IFOY event partner AEB at its corporate headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Finalists 2026

Crown
Mobotic
The Mobile Robot Company
SSI Schäfer
Koiotech
Idealworks
Libiao Robotics
AI2Connect

News

With a new digital offering, the IFOY AWARD is making the results of the current round of testing even more accessible: All test results and IFOY Innovation Checks for the 2026 finalists are now also compiled in a Google NotebookLM, where they can be searched and viewed as needed.
International trade journalists from logistics, industry, and business magazines can apply for a seat on the IFOY jury until August 1, 2026.
IFOY AWARD organization publishes the results of the IFOY Test and Innovation Check for 17 finalist solutions of 2026.
Guest reception, awards presentation to the winners, dinner for everyone, and a rocking performance by the Werner Acker Band. Christian Teubig captured it all in the aftermovie on June 25 at the headquarters of the software company AEB in Stuttgart. And, of course, the winners’ jubilant celebrations from Idealworks, Jungheinrich, Libiao Robotics, Nomagic, Pyck, The Mobile Robot Company, and Wiltsche Fördersysteme.
#ifoyrocks. The hashtag said it all as representatives from Idealworks, Jungheinrich, Libiao Robotics, Nomagic, Pyck, The Mobile Robot Company, and Wiltsche Fördersysteme accepted their IFOY trophies. The 2026 IFOY AWARD Night was held at the Stuttgart headquarters of the software company AEB.
Finalists of the IFOY AWARD presented themselves during a panel discussion at the TEST CAMP INTRALOLGISTICS. The summary.
All impressions of the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS with German Material Flow Congress and IFOY Audit - here in our video!
ll 17 finalists for this year's IFOY AWARD have cleared a decisive hurdle. The coveted quality seals for successfully completed audits were presented at the TEST CAMP INTRALOGISTICS in Dortmund. The highlights of the handover - here in the video!
All 17 nominated solutions and products receive seals for successful participation in the three-stage IFOY Audit. Jan Drömer, Chairman of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association, presents certificates in Dortmund's Westfalenhalle. Winners of the IFOY AWARD will be announced on June 25 in Stuttgart.
The IFOY AWARD Night takes place for the first time in Baden-Württemberg.
13 products and solutions from eight nations have reached the final round of the IFOY AWARD 2026. Four companies are competing for the “IFOY Start-up of the Year” Award.
Magic moments for the winners of the IFOY AWARD 2025: our video of the gala night.

Opinions

Products and customer projects that make it to the finals of the IFOY AWARD become world-famous overnight. And there’s a reason for that: “Testing Makes the Difference,” as jury chairwoman Anita Würmser puts it. The application portal for the 2027 competition round will remain open until September 25—and this raises a question.
How IFOY judge Dave Maloney ended up in the industry after taking a few detours.
IFOY juror Ying Xu from China has a clear opinion on this. She also tells us what makes a real innovation for her.
IFOY juror Christoph Scholze believes that the economic situation in intralogistics will not improve much in the coming years. He explains the reasons for this and which trends he believes are currently shaping the industry.
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